The study focused on the influence of integration of Information Communication Technology in learning in public Technical and Vocational College .A case study of Moiben Technical and Vocational College. The objectives of the study are; effects behind ICT integration, barriers to the successful integration of ICT and means of integrating ICT Successful in learning activities. The use of ICT in the classroom is very important for providing opportunities for students to learn and operate .Studying the obstacles to the use of ICT in education may assist trainers to overcome these barriers and become successful technology adopters in the future. This paper provides analysis of the relevant literature aims to present the perceived barriers to technology integration in education. This study adopts a descriptive survey design. “The targeted populations in the area of study consist of 2 departments” Business and Technical. “The sample population was chosen from 4 classes within the institution” the classes include; Information communication technology, Secretarial studies, Building and construction technology and automotive engineering. In each class the researcher picked 3 trainers and 5 trainees per class to form the sample population. Analysis of data from survey, questionnaires, sample of individuals complemented the qualitative data from the interviews and observations as well as document analysis. The findings indicates that teachers had a strong desire to integrate ICT into education ,but they encountered many barriers .The major barriers were lack of access to resources, lack of competence, lack of confidence. Since confidence, competence and accessibility have been found to be the critical components of technology integration in schools. ICT resources including software and hardware, effective professional development, sufficient time and technical support needs to be provided to teachers. No one component in itself is sufficient to provide good teaching .However, the presence of all components increases the possibility of excellent integration of ICT in learning and teaching opportunities. Generally this paper provides information and recommendation to those responsible for the integration of new technologies into education.
09 September 2023
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